Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Georgia Renaissance Festival will open its whimsical 16th century village in Fairburn on Saturday, April 12, for eight weekends through June 1.
Tucked off I-85 about 40 minutes south of downtown Atlanta, a 32-acre wooded site transforms into a mythical village every spring. Each weekend, visitors will cheer on jousting knights, laugh at Shakespearean spoofs, bite into juicy roasted turkey legs and drink beer from Viking horns. Artists will demonstrate their glassblowing skills. Children can learn archery. Elaborate costumes will be worn. Lutes, bagpipes and minstrels will create music with merriment.
